the last politician to claim victory in iowa and win the republican nomination was george bush. >> in 2000. >> you you were probably not even out of high school at the time. >> that's very kind. >> so why the continued rush on iowa? >> at least for the republican side, it doesn't predict victory in the white house but there is p.r. value. there is political value. there's some cache there. just ask rick santorum and michele bachmann. and michele bachmann's campaign was flailing until she'll won that straw pole. it can breathe new life into a struggling campaign. now, it's up to them to do with that what they will and make a go of it, but iowa is still important politically and p.r. wise. >> and all the speculation on hillary clinton who came in third in 2008, she has not visited any of these early states. what's going on here? >> a, she doesn't have to because she's a huge, huge front-runner. she hasn't even signalled she's going to do it. but i think it's very interesting. you look at that display of all of those republican leaders and you don't see one of them, as best i can tell, w